Prolonged use of pentoxifylline increases the life expectancy of patients with compensated cirrhosis: A 20‑year retrospective study.

Liver cirrhosis is a pathology of varied etiology with a high prevalence and mortality, resulting in >1 million mortalities per year. Patients with liver cirrhosis typically have a survival time of 12 years following diagnosis. The treatment for this disease is directed at the complications of cirrhosis; however, to the best of our knowledge, the long-term management of patients with cirrhosis has been scarcely studied.

Ulcerative colitis and pyoderma gangrenosum refractory to treatment successfully managed with pentoxifylline: a case report.

Introduction And Importance: Pyoderma gangrenosum is an unusual inflammatory pathology, with neutrophilic dermatosis, of unknown etiology. It is associated with diseases such as bowel disease. Generally, it is treated with anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and antibodies against tumor necrosis factor, but relapse and adverse effects are persistent.